Nevada Rock & Sand Co. v. Grich

OPINION

By the Court,

Taber, C. J.:

The parties will sometimes be referred to as plaintiff and defendant. In the court below appellant was defendant, and respondent plaintiff.

In December 1935 appellant entered into a contract with the State of Nevada for the grading and repairing of a section of public highway, approximately five miles in length, in the vicinity of Virginia City. At the time of the accident hereinafter mentioned appellant, pursuant to said contract, was working on said hig'hway about one mile southerly from said city. On April 19, 1936, and for some time prior thereto,…